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LIBRARY 

UNIVERSITY OF 
CALIFORNIA 
SAN DIEGO 


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WO silly WAS 
Once made their brags 
Fun at a fad t6 poke. 
One wrote the rhyme 
And all the time 


Felt sure the muse would joke. 


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In glee began 
‘To illustrate tRe verse. 
The task is done 
It usill be fan 


To see whichis tKe worse. 


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COPYRIGHT, 1905, BY 
HERMAN LEE MEADER 


Powers Photo Engraving Co., New York 


LITTLE DROPS 
OF GASOLINE 


LITTLE BITS OF 


C STEEL 
“MAKE A LOT OF 
NOISE AND SMELL 


CALLED AN 
AUTOMOBILE 


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| stands for A\xle 

The best will offén break 
When they do -fosladiia 
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you going my prettq maid ? 
autémohile show Sir she said 
you intend to huy a machine? 
only Going there to he seen. 


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fFom home 


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Would dash ‘round a corner 
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Bs isot of his horn 
and dogs that he’d hit. 


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stands {or Chassis 
Another word {6r frame 


Made of stéel but oftén 
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little crank on automobiles | 
her sables and minKs and seals 
S| Now dressed in a coat 

Like an old nany goat 


she looked as sell as she féels. 


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stands fer Danger Ss Ss . 
A warning you should heed ale 


lf you are not carefal EHC. 
The ambulance you Il need. 


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Jack and Gill 
Shed uf the hill 
dot out of water 
hh PLIES Ufo blew the car 
oi : And nou Gills he. 
Has no dear little daughleér. 


! stands for Engine 
Their cylinders explode 
What fell -flentg more 
Dont block up the road ‘ 


Nine ae es 


Py as 


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Old Mme. Lafarge 

Went te the garage 
To give her poor dog a ride 
For repairs they're all gone 


Said the chaffeur folorn 


So there isnt an aufo inside. 


To save you from the splash 


But useless if a friskey plug 
Through the mud should dash 


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Good Thing Cole 


| Wes a silly old soul | 

a1] A silly old ass was he 
]1 He called for the sfar 

J But he got her mama 


isle tRe chorus sang with glee. 


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a sandstorm 


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Dts bile boats went f sea 


the Trip csouldnt be so short. 
crafis ina squall were caught. 


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A\nd start a runauay | 
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W hat the Bas should do] 
Oftén everything ignites 

What's left aint worth a sou. 


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thought he 


Killed a 
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stands for Judge e 


10 fines youif you speed _ 
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our porté-monnaie you llneed 


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SORTING oI LT A 


Madmoiselle Bonneau 
Boe Sat in the ténneau 
Sheeding her auld one day 
ae ate Ub rode tRe gendarme 
2D She felt no alarm 


But merrily kept on her way. 


fee 


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stands for Kerosene 


He thought if would be 
To sell the staff for be 


Nows see what he’s done. 


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Put his money in a deal 


| But his margins went so low 


The auts also had to go. 


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Bright with acetylene 
‘To flash tiem on a bark settée 


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“1Who sang on the slage 
She had so many aufés 
=) She got to he the rage 
#4 he garage caught fi ire 
: : er angel looked sore 


a 1She only smiled and said 


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stands for Muffler Z 
The noise it tries to stopp age 
Isnt half SO bad as Ge 


What you hear on tép. 


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Dickery Dickery Dock 
The constable held a clock 
But he'd better not heed 
The rate of tReir sbeed 
Or he'll gel a térrible shock 


Sy \| stands for Nufs os 
To keefo the uheels on. tigh 


Yet they offen. get unscrewed 
What a fearfal blight! a 


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Hu p q Dumont had a baloon 
that he could sail té6 the moon 


motors and three score more 


make Humbtys air ship Soar. | 


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stands for Overchar 


No wonder he is sore (77> 


The auls cost him quilé a Sant 


Repairs now cost him more. 


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|For if you keefo on blowing 
| Something's sure fo pop. au 


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Mary hada racing car 
It certAinly was fast 
Every auld Rat she sav | 
She overt6ok and passed 
She fFied 1 heat a tRain 
Dashed across tie Rack 
Ub goes the sheedy thin 

“agit t fare — bs 3 


| stands for Rubber 
The sab [rom out a tree 
Used {or fires on the wheel 
And necks on those who see. 


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starts the engine going 
{If it’s going {6 spark or not 


"There’s never any knowing 


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i. Met tio blades 
ss : O took her for a ride, 
Wi: One was a knave | 
=—# And did behave 
44 Unfit to sit beside. 
s\ J His {Fiend a king 
=e) Then tried to fling 
The knave out of the car. 
\ f The queen of sbades 
\aE Left these blades 
1 Before it went too far. 


2s stands for ‘Tonneau 
An ideal way t6 elope 
Iraté dad far behind E 
Lo osing breath and hohe. 


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pe ) Here 1s ariddle 
Who 1S this French orandee? 

[a Why just for today 
_i'_) The owner's away 


a = corre IS WAY up 1 in gee. | 


stands {or Upholstérins 
Fine leaiier on Mie seats 

Cushions staffed with hair 
For her head and feet. 


& 
my 


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| Petér Petér was OH fay 


(Had a wife who ran AWAY 


Motor cycle then he bought 


Way ward spouse is caught. 


stands for Victtm 


It would indeed be fame 
If you mokéred all day long 


Wilh no one you could mai 


Little Bo Feefp 
She lost her sleef 
In aulomohile cab rides 
7) But never youmind 
2} For fan she'll find 
| As swiftly along she dlides 


stands for Winner 
The reason he’s ahead 


All of his competitors 
Are broken down or dead. 


Sing A SONY Oo h 
A nastq horrid prank 
Standing in the muddy road 
| Trying f6 whirl the crank 
Suddenly she sfarls the car 

You jump back like a fool 
Diable - Fudge Mon Dieu! 


a Hows can she be so cruel? 


imag teats aeseateaay a, 


till Pott 


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ont you buy one of my autos: 
Said tie salesman at the shou 
We always fake the highest prize 
For style and speed you know. 
If your cars are all you claim 
Your prices arent so high 
Just take me {or a Trial ride” 
[But she rode and didnt buy. 


4 stands for Yuletide [| * 
When all is white and Gay 
Wheels get frozen fast in snow 
You'll wish you had a sleigh. 


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Tits” 


a crooked chaffeur 
\ |B Who had a crooked face 
\ Along a crooked highway 


He steered a crooked race 


And he hit a crooked cou 
That stood in a crooked brook 


Now stop this crooked nonsense 


Or you foo willbe a crook. 


: 4 zi stands or Zchrasi 
Extinct they soonwill be 
For the fittest must surviv 


The savants all agree. 


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EA 
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p 


ps 
Pace 


Bie Boy Blue 
Come blow your horn 
He’s spoiled my shine 
And mashed my corn 
Oh were is the cof 
To stop that truck? 


In yonder doorway 


Fast asleep -uhat luck! 


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THEIR END WAS RATHER RISQUE 
CHAFFEUR WAS REALLY TRES GAI 
| ACLIFF THEY WERE NEARING 
HE FORGOT ABOUT STEERING 
TOO BAD-MA PETITE FIANCEE 


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- And Pal - both did lheir best 
“The charge is grave 
But neither knave 
Inténded but to jest 


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Ontil they grew 
‘To rave on autd cars 
Do now their fate 
Sad to relate 
Is padded cell and hars. 


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